News - 2013, Week 38

Monday23rd Sep 2013

Sunday22nd Sep 2013

  • Soapbox Variety Is the Spice of Gaming Life

    Sammy Barker shares his taste for a good gaming buffet

    We’re never ones to pass up on a game of follow-the-leader here at Push Square towers, so it was only a matter of time before we politely borrowed the soapbox format that’s been running wild over on our sister site Nintendo Life for a while now. For those of you peering voyeuristically in...

  • News Lightning Can't Help Cosplaying As Her Favourite Final Fantasy VII Characters

    If in doubt, bring out Aerith

    You know that times are tough when Square Enix starts leaning on Final Fantasy VII nostalgia. The publisher refuses to reboot the PSone Classic for modern consoles, but is more than happy to play on your fondness for the JRPG favourite. Not content with the recently revealed Cloud costume for Lightning Returns: Final...

  • News Sony's Still Waiting for the Right Time to Reintroduce The Last Guardian

    The wait goes on

    In a dank cave deep beneath Japan Studio, a caged catbird is ruffling its feathers. Asked the inevitable question about a certain title at the Tokyo Game Show this week, Sony Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida told Game Informer that the platform holder is merely waiting for the “right time” to reintroduce The Last...

  • TGS 2013 Kojima Productions Sneaks Out Fresh Metal Gear Solid 5 Footage

    Powered by PlayStation 4

    We already got to sample a huge chunk of Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain earlier in the week, but developer Kojima Productions has followed up with a farm fresh snippet running on the PlayStation 4. This shows our eye-patched protagonist Big Boss scouting out an enemy facility during the day – and getting embroiled in...

  • TGS 2013 Knack Sounds Much More Natural in Japanese

    Native tongue

    Knack’s subwoofer shaking speech hasn’t exactly sold us on the character in the West, but he sounds much more natural in this Japanese trailer for the PlayStation 4 exclusive. The clip goes heavy on the game’s cinematic sequences, and continues to look more and more appealing the closer that it gets to release. Let’s hope that...

Saturday21st Sep 2013

Friday20th Sep 2013

  • Review Grand Theft Auto V (PlayStation 3)

    Three is a magic number

    Michael, Franklin, and Trevor. These three personalities are at the very core of Grand Theft Auto V – one of the most anticipated games of this console generation. Everything that happens within the title revolves around the trio, from the gripping get-rich-quick heists that punctuate the story to the side activities that...

Saturday21st Sep 2013

Friday20th Sep 2013

Thursday19th Sep 2013

  • Weirdness Now Shuhei Yoshida's Sent David Cage to Sleep

    Jet lag

    If you’re suffering from a mild case of insomnia, you may find that spending time with a prominent PlayStation executive cures your illness. In response to Shuhei Yoshida’s hilarious nap during one of David Cage’s customary monologues at GamesCom last month, the likeable public figures have turned the tables at the Tokyo Game Show –...

  • News You'll Need Your PS3 Discs to Play Discounted PS4 Upgrades

    No way to game the system

    Assuming that you have about as much patience as a Venus flytrap, you’ll be able to buy some of this year’s biggest PlayStation 3 games safe in the knowledge that it will only cost you $9.99/£9.99 to upgrade to the PlayStation 4 version. However, as part of a detailed explanation on the PlayStation Blog, Sony clarified...

  • News Gulp, PS4 Could Be In Short Supply for Up to Four Months in the UK

    Hang tight

    Sony announced overnight that it expects to sell five million PlayStation 4 consoles globally by the end of March, but sources close to industry publication MCV suggest that its UK branch is desperate to secure more stock after underestimating how popular the platform would prove. According to the site, the current number of units...

  • TGS 2013 Here's Your First Look at Gravity Rush's Sequel

    The best daze of your life

    Find your footing, because Sony has already published Gravity Rush 2’s first teaser trailer online. The clip – which premiered overnight at the platform holder’s Tokyo Game Show booth – shows protagonist Kat sprinting through Hekseville, taking advantage of what appear to be some new high-jump powers. The game’s...

  • First Impressions Basking in the Glow of Child of Light

    Baby bright

    The second UbiArt-powered game to be unveiled at Ubisoft’s Digital Days 2013 event, Child of Light – which is launching on both the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 – was pitched to us as “a JRPG for those that don’t have the time to invest a hundred hours into a game”. While this quote may trouble some hardcore JRPG fans,...

  • TGS 2013 Gaikai Streams PS3 Titles to Numerous PlayStation Platforms Next Year

    Cloudy with a chance of content

    Speaking as part of a roundtable interview at the Tokyo Game Show overnight, Sony Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida reiterated that the platform holder will launch its Gaikai game streaming service in North America next year. According to IGN, the cloud-based initiative will deploy alongside a catalogue of...

  • TGS 2013 Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain Braves the Bad Weather

    Thunder only happens when it's raining

    Not even a heavy storm can prevent Big Boss from completing a particularly challenging covert mission. As planned, Hideo Kojima put in an appearance at Sony’s colossal Tokyo Game Show booth overnight to showcase twelve incredible minutes of Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain. And judging by the soggy...

  • TGS 2013 Good News, PS4 Will Allow Direct Gameplay Capture Over HDMI

    Become a YouTube sensation

    Sony’s big Tokyo Game Show keynote turned out to be a bit of a damp squib last night, but it did offer some interesting snippets about the manufacturer’s next generation hardware. One such announcement pertained to the PlayStation 4’s ability to freely output gameplay via HDMI without encryption. Reports last week

  • Live Watch PlayStation's Tokyo Game Show 2013 Keynote Here

    A whole new world

    A new day has dawned, so it only seems natural for there to be a PlayStation press conference right around the corner. The latest keynote on the company's impromptu schedule revolves around the firm's next generation console, with top Sony brass expected to delve a little deeper into the world created by PlayStation 4. It's not...

  • TGS 2013 Sony Aims to Shift 5 Million PS4 Consoles by March 2014

    Count the cash

    Sony's big Tokyo Game Show 2013 keynote may have been blander than a microwave meal, but it did offer one worthwhile snippet regarding the firm's sales targets for its next generation machine. Taking to the stage - and chatting in fluent Japanese - group president Andrew House confirmed that the platform holder intends to shift five...

  • TGS 2013 Monster Hunter Frontier G Explores Vita in 2014

    Animal tragic

    It’s not necessarily the Monster Hunter game that the PlayStation Vita needs to reignite its commercial fortunes, but it’s better than nothing: Capcom has confirmed at the Tokyo Game Show that Monster Hunter Frontier G is stomping onto the hard up handheld next year. The subscription-based MMO was announced for the PlayStation 3 a...

  • TGS 2013 Gravity Rush 2 Teaser Tumbles Out of Tokyo

    PlayStation Vita sequel in production

    Prepare to fall in love with Auldnoir all over again, as Sony has dropped some serious hints that Gravity Rush 2 is in development. The platform holder played a short teaser at its Tokyo Game Show booth overnight, showing acrobatic protagonist Kat flying around. However, most importantly, the trailer closed with...

  • TGS 2013 Soul Sacrifice Delta Refreshes with Rancid Ogres

    Strong stomach recommended

    Soul Sacrifice Delta, the upcoming re-release of Keiji Inafune’s massively popular PlayStation Vita demon slayer, may not ship with a sick bucket, but it probably should. To coincide with the Tokyo Game Show, platform holder Sony has deployed a brand new trailer for the impending title, which shows off some of the foul...

  • TGS 2013 You'll Have Seen a Lot of This Final Fantasy XV Footage Before

    Blink and you'll miss it

    Square Enix wasn’t entirely honest when it warned fans not to expect any Final Fantasy XV updates at this year’s Tokyo Game Show. The trailer embedded below is mostly made up of recycled footage from the title’s E3 re-reveal, but there are a couple of seconds of new content to tide you over until

Wednesday18th Sep 2013

  • Review Final Fantasy XIV Online: A Realm Reborn (PlayStation 3)

    Reborn to try

    Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn is a remake of the failed PC release of the same name, only this time, Square Enix has ported the title to the PlayStation 3. It’s a completely cross-platform game, where PC and PS3 players all reside on the same servers with the exact same content. Purchasing the game includes a 30 day subscription,...

  • Guide How to Be a Pimp in Grand Theft Auto V's Atomic Blimp

    Flight of fancy

    You’ve no doubt seen it on the horizon, but how do you actually get to pilot that pesky Atomic Blimp in Grand Theft Auto V. If you pre-ordered the game, you should have access to a special code that unlocks the unorthodox aircraft, but it can still be a little tricky to access. In order to make things as brazen as a big blue...

  • Talking Point Is Grand Theft Auto V Living Up to Your Expectations?

    Lofty as the Los Santos dream

    Rockstar Games may have nurtured one of the largest entertainment franchises on the planet over the past 15 or so years, but such desirable territory comes with unrivalled pressures. While the company will no doubt be readying a press release regarding Grand Theft Auto V’s record breaking sales as we type, such high...

  • News Grand Theft Auto V's iFruit App Set to Poke Fun on PlayStation Vita

    Rockstar Games readying release on handheld

    Assuming that you own a nifty iOS smartphone or tablet, you may already be familiar with Grand Theft Auto V’s recently released iFruit application. The mobile companion allows you to interact with Franklin’s dog Chop and customise your cars on the move, with any changes replicated in the main...

  • News Wait, So SEGA Now Owns Persona Developer Atlus?

    Yes, it does

    SEGA has tossed a big pile of cash at the feet of troubled holding group Index Corporation, and purchased Persona developer Atlus in the process. The company’s been sniffing around the flagging firm for some time, but won an auction to buy the bankrupt company in a deal estimated at around ¥14 billion ($140 million). According to the...

  • News Japanese Sales Charts: This Is Why Vita Needs Monster Hunter

    In the shadows of giants

    A former PlayStation Portable breadwinner, Monster Hunter’s curious absence has been felt ever since the PlayStation Vita’s release. But the great dinosaur-sized hole is more pronounced than ever at the moment, as the hotly anticipated Monster Hunter 4 has just deployed on the Nintendo 3DS in Japan. Unsurprisingly,...

  • News Soul Sacrifice Delta Gets Grimmer with Fairy Tale Foes

    "What big teeth you have"

    How does creator Keiji Inafune intend to improve upon the already excellent PlayStation Vita exclusive Soul Sacrifice? Why, by creating monsters based upon characters from Grimm’s famous fairy tales, of course. Sony has confirmed that stars such as Little Red Riding Hood, Hansel and Gretel, the Three Little Pigs, and Snow...

  • TGS 2013 Sony's Booth at the Tokyo Game Show Is Huge

    Greatness awaits

    Cast your eyes deep into the distance of this photograph, and you still won’t be able to see the end of Sony’s colossal Tokyo Game Show booth. The company is planning an enormous presence at this year’s Japanese convention, and that’s evidenced by this image of the firm’s under construction stand. The arena-sized stall...

  • TGS 2013 Sorry Japan, Asia Is Getting the PS4 This Year Too

    Forever alone

    It appears that Japan will be one of the few major gaming territories not playing the PlayStation 4 this year. During a Tokyo Game Show press conference earlier today – yes, another one – Sony confirmed that its next generation console will launch in December in Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and South Korea. As reported...

  • News Good Grief, Grand Theft Auto V Coined Over $800 Million in a Day

    Officially the fastest-selling game ever in the UK

    Grand Theft Auto V raked in an absolutely staggering $800 million during its first day on the market, securing the largest volume of launch day sales in the sandbox series’ history. "We are incredibly proud of Rockstar Games' creative achievement and could not be more pleased with the success of...

  • TGS 2013 We Hope You're Not Expecting Any Updates on Final Fantasy XV

    Washing its ridiculous hair

    Final Fantasy XV was officially re-announced for the PlayStation 4 at this year’s E3 – meaning that it’s time for the project to disappear for a few years. Square Enix has confirmed that it will not be sharing any new information about the title at this year’s Tokyo Game Show, so you’ll have to settle for

  • Store Update 18th September 2013 (Europe)

    American dream

    Grand Theft Auto V is the headline new addition on the European PlayStation Store this week, but the sandbox sequel has got a little more competition than its North American counterpart. Pro Evolution Soccer 2014 launches on Friday, and is being billed as a real return to form for the series. Other arrivals include

  • Store Update 17th September 2013 (North America)

    Three's a crowd

    The entire industry has gone on holiday in order to give you ample opportunity to play Grand Theft Auto V. Granted, there are a couple of new releases available as part of this week’s North American PlayStation Store update – Hot Wheels: World’s Best Driver, anyone? – but, let's be honest, there’s only really one game that...

Tuesday17th Sep 2013

  • Competition Win Grand Theft Auto 5 for PS3

    Exclusive t-shirt up for grabs, too

    It turns out that you don't need to be a master criminal to score some sweet swag. We've got a copy of Rockstar Games' recently released PlayStation 3 opus Grand Theft Auto V to give away to one lucky reader, and all you need to do is put a bullet hole in the right answer below to win. Of course, if a brand...

  • News Naughty Dog Just Received 120 PS4 Development Kits

    You should probably be hyped

    Naughty Dog definitely isn’t sitting around twiddling its thumbs. Company co-president Christophe Balestra published a picture of a big pile of boxes on his Twitter page overnight. What’s inside them? Oh, just 120 brand new PlayStation 4 development kits. We’re going to assume that the company’s not merely going...

  • News Nolan North: PS4 Is Amazing, Is Going to Push Boundaries

    Voice actor talks up Sony's next generation system

    Nolan North has seen an “unbelievable” PlayStation 4 game in action. Unfortunately, the voice actor has conveniently forgotten the name of the release, leading us to believe that the title in question’s currently unannounced. The Uncharted star mentioned the mysterious release in an interview...

  • News Knack Has the, Er, Knack to Appeal to a Global Audience

    The protagonist took around 18 months to create

    While the game has improved visually since its initial unveiling, Knack has been criticised for looking a little, well, bland. Despite being pitched as the PlayStation 4’s answer to Crash Bandicoot, the next generation exclusive lacks the personality that made the Naughty Dog developed favourite an...

  • News Far Cry 3 Hang Glides into EU PS Plus Instant Game Collection

    Dragon's Dogma, Street Fighter X Tekken, and more join the party

    We’re approaching the end of the month, and that means that Sony’s pulled back the curtain on yet another frankly insane European PlayStation Plus update. Starting from 25th September, you’ll be able to download Ubisoft’s tropical first-person shooter Far Cry 3 for free. The...

  • TGS 2013 The Evil Within Pulls Out Its Power Tools

    New trailer ain't for the fainthearted

    If your stomach is still feeling a little unsettled after the curious tasting curry that you gobbled last night, then you may want to save this brand new The Evil Within trailer until your tummy’s stopped performing somersaults. The footage – released to coincide with the Tokyo Game Show this week –...

Monday16th Sep 2013

  • Review Farming Simulator (PlayStation 3)

    Under thresher

    Much like life on the land, Farming Simulator will not be for everyone. The agricultural adventure’s plodding, methodical pace is a far cry from the high-octane antics that the majority of developers tend to plant on the PlayStation 3, and as such it will demand a very determined personality to reap anything from the experience at...

  • Review Diablo III (PlayStation 3)

    The path to paradise begins in Hell

    We've spent the past few days hacking and slashing through hordes of monstrosities, hoovering up loot, dazzling fellow adventurers with grandiose spells, instilling fear into the hearts of our enemies, and preventing Hell from consuming the world. Not literally, of course – we are referring to Blizzard...

  • News Looks Like Delsin Rowe Will Be Switching His Threads a Lot in inFAMOUS: Second Son

    Poser power

    Delsin Rowe, the potty-mouthed protagonist in inFAMOUS: Second Son, sounds like the type of person that changes his clothes several times before a night out on the tiles. As such, not content with the enormous roster of powers that developer Sucker Punch has already teased, the hero will also be able to swap his vest, as evidenced by

  • News Mark Cerny Laid Out Most of the Apples in Crash Bandicoot 2

    Luminary has had slightly more mundane jobs than designing the PS4

    Mark Cerny’s rise to rockstar status within the PlayStation community has been pretty prompt. While the developer has always been something of a quiet giant – working on franchises such as Ratchet & Clank, Killzone, and God of War – the likeable legend has cemented his...

  • News So, This Is What Grand Theft Auto V Actually Looks Like

    It's a video game, alright

    We can’t help but feel a little bit like a kid on Boxing Day right now. The build up to Grand Theft Auto V has been expectedly exciting, but a lot of that thrill has relied on the wrapping that Rockstar Games insists on keeping around its titles. Now that the embargo has lifted, though, we’re very much reminded of the...

  • Round Up Grand Theft Auto V Reviews Reach for the Stars

    Top billing

    While we toil away on our own Grand Theft Auto V review, a number of publications have gone live with their glowing appraisals earlier this afternoon. As expected, the title appears to be a rip-roaring success, currently carrying a Metacritic rating of 99 based on nine reviews – though we expect that to slip a little as more...

Tuesday17th Sep 2013

Monday16th Sep 2013